Joby is a given name, sometimes a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

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Joseph Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Joby Varghese Co-Founder of Sahyavalley Enterprise (Kerala based Indian spices company) * Joby Baker (born 1934), Canadian born actor and painter * Joby Godfrey (1894–1977), English professional footballer * Joby Harold, English film director and screenwriter currently living in Los Angeles * Joby Harris (born 1975), California-based visual artist; guitar player and singer for band ''Crash Rickshaw'' * Joby Harte, British television personality * Joby Ingram-Dodd (born 1980), former Welsh racing cyclist * Joby Messier (born 1970), professional ice hockey player * Joby Ogwyn (born 1974), American mountain climber from Santa Barbara, California *

Joby Talbot Joby Talbot (born 25 August 1971) is a British composer. He has written for a wide variety of purposes, with a broad range of styles, including instrumental and vocal concert music, film and television scores, pop arrangements and works for dan ...

(born 1971), British composer *

Joby Wright Joseph "Joby" Wright (born September 5, 1950) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was men's basketball head coach at Miami University and at the University of Wyoming. Married to Loretta Wright, August 18, 2017. ...

(born 1950), American former college and professional basketball player

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